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Republican presidential nominee John McCain took center stage last night. McCain vowed to "shake up Washington" (wait...isn't he part of "Washington?" ) and said he's prepared to reach across the aisle to get the country "back on the road to prosperity and peace."

Of course, anti-war protesters briefly interrupted John McCain's acceptance speech as McCain told the crowd "don't be diverted by the ground noise and the static."

There are now allegations that aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin improperly obtained her former brother-in-law's state police personnel files and cited information from those records to raise complaints about the officer, according to the head of Alaska's state police union.

Palin is battling allegations that she fired her public safety commissioner in July because he refused to fire Trooper Mike Wooten, her sister's ex-husband. But a spokesman for GOP presidential candidate John McCain's campaign released documents indicating Wooten signed a waiver during his divorce that allowed his entire personnel file to be released.

The governor has denied any wrongdoing.

In an ethics complaint filed the union names the governor and three aides, one of whom cited Wooten's records in a tape-recorded call to a state police lieutenant in February.

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Remember Dell's outsourcing?

Dell Inc is now trying to sell some of their computer factories around the world in efforts to cut cost and improve profitability. According to the Wall Street Journal quotes one Dell official as saying that he expects Dell to sell most, possibly all, of its factories "within the next 18 months."

The most likely buyers of Dell's factories will be big contract manufacturers, most of which are based in Asia,according to the WSJ. .........................LiveScience.com says the more you think...the more calories you burn!

According to LifeScience, researchers figure the body reacts to these fluctuations by demanding food to restore glucose, a sugar that is the brain's fuel. Glucose is converted by the body from carbohydrates and is supplied to the brain via the bloodstream. The brain cannot make glucose and so needs a constant supply. Brain cells need twice as much energy as other cells in the body.

FTC: Your Rights: Credit Reporting

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, has prepared a brochure, Your Access to Free Credit Reports, explaining your rights under the FCRA and how to order a free annual credit report.

A credit report includes information on where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you've been sued, arrested, or filed for bankruptcy. Nationwide consumer reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home.

When you order, you need to provide your name, address, Social Security number, and date of birth. To verify your identity, you may need to provide some information that only you would know, like the amount of your monthly mortgage payment.

A Warning About "Imposter" Sites

The FTC advises consumers who order their free annual credit reports online to be sure to correctly spell annualcreditreport.com, or link to it from the FTC's website to avoid being misdirected to other websites that offer supposedly free reports,but only with the purchase of other products. While consumers may be offered additional products or services while on the authorized website, they are not required to make a purchase to receive their free annual credit reports.

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Top 10 Consumer Complaints

According to the FTC, for the eighth year in a row, identity theft is the number one consumer complaint category. Of 813,899 total complaints received in 2007, 258,427, or 32 percent, were related to identity theft.

Consumers reported fraud losses totaling more than $1.2 billion; the median monetary loss per person was $349, the report states.